Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SIGHTS
DISCOVERY PARK
PARK
See
Click here
.
NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM
MUSEUM
( 206-789-5707;
www.nordicmuseum.org
;
3014 NW 67th St; adult/child $6/4; 10am-4pm
Tue-Sat, noon-4pm Sun; 17)
This museum preserves the history of the northern
Europeans who settled in Ballard and the Pacific Northwest, as well as bringing in spe-
cial exhibits of new work by contemporary Scandinavian artists. It's the only museum
in the USA that commemorates the history of settlers from all five Scandinavian coun-
tries.
A permanent exhibit, with one room for each country, features costumes, photo-
graphs and maritime equipment, while a second gallery is devoted to changing exhibi-
tions. The museum also offers Scandinavian language instruction, lectures and films.
FISHERMEN'S TERMINAL
DOCKS
(cnr 18th Ave & W Nickerson St; Rapid- Ride D-Line)
Seattle's fishing fleet resides at Fish-
ermen's Terminal, in a wide recess in the ship canal called Salmon Bay on the south
side of the Ballard Bridge. Fishermen's Terminal is a popular moorage spot because the
facility is in freshwater, above the Chittenden Locks; freshwater is much less corrosive
to boats than salt water.
It's great fun to wander the piers, watching crews unload their catch, clean their boats
and repair nets. Many of these fishing boats journey to Alaska in summer and return to
dry dock while they wait out the winter. Outdoor interpretive displays explain the his-
tory of Seattle's fishing fleet, starting with the native inhabitants who first fished these
GOOGLE MAP
at the base of the piers, commemorates Seattle fishers lost at sea. This me-
